NETWORK FINALS: With the exception of UNCLE BUCK, everything on ABC (reruns of THE MIDDLE and BLACK-ISH, and the new TO TELL THE TRUTH) fell 0.1 in final numbers. Also down a tenth: NBC’s MAYA & MARTY and FOX’s COUPLED.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: OWN had a strong night, with the season premiere of THE HAVES AND HAVE NOTS down 0.09 from last year’s premiere to 0.84, and GREENLEAF’s series premiere holding 100% of its demo lead-in, and with a slightly larger number of total viewers since it skewed a bit older. Freeform’s PRETTY LITTLE LIARS returned at 0.67, which was down a hefty 0.39 from both the 2015 and winter 2016 premieres, but up 0.08 from the season finale last spring.

Tuesday cable was led by the 1.25 for the US vs. Argentina COPA AMERICA match on Fox Sports 1, which also earned 0.47 for the Spanish-language feed on Univision. Discovery’s THE DEADLIEST CATCH was down 0.07 to 0.60 (a lead-in special was at 0.24), and DARK WOODS JUSTICE edged up 0.02 to 0.34. TBS’s WRECKED rose 0.05 to 0.50. Bravo’s BELOW DECK was steady at 0.44. TNT’s ANIMAL KINGDOM had a good hold at 0.43 in its 2d week, down 0.02 from the first premiere hour, and up 0.08 from the 2d hour. HGTV’s HOUSE HUNTERS lost 0.06 to 0.40. Food Network’s CHOPPED slipped 0.02 to 0.39, and CHOPPED JR was down 0.04 to 0.32. On Comedy Central, TOSH.0 ticked down to 0.35, and NOT SAFE WITH NIKKI GLASER ticked up to 0.21. E!’s BOTCHED was down 0.02 to 0.34, and FAMOUSLY SINGLE dropped 0.08 to 0.22. History’s TOP GEAR fell 0.03 to 0.29 and CAR HUNTERS was at 0.16/0.15 compared to last week’s 0.19/0.18. On TLC, LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG WORLD and MY GIANT LIFE were both at 0.25, which was down 0.07 for LITTLE and steady for GIANT. BET’s INSIDE THE LABEL aired 2 episodes at 0.13/0.14, compared to 0.13 for a single episode last week. AMC’s FEED THE BEAST managed a 0.02 rise to 0.12. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING climbed 0.03 to 0.09.

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About the Author

Mitch Metcalf

MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.